Please register to participate in our discussions with 1.5 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.

Because Houston boasts, falsely, that it has more museums than Dallas. It's such an easy falsehood, on Houston's part, to refute.

My post didn't indicate that Houston had more museums than DFW so your refutation was completely unnecessary. When it comes to museums, quality is more important than quanity anyway. Where is the Children's Museum in Dallas? The room in Fair Park doesn't count.

The mood expressed in your posts proves my point to a tea. You are quibbling about insignificant items as they relate to quality of life. Both are huge metros with a lot to offer. If you can find something in DFW, you can find it, or something close to it in Houston as well. Now--please don't give me a list of insignificant things you can find in DFW that aren't in Houston--else someone from the Houston board will come over here and make their own list...

My post didn't indicate that Houston had more museums than DFW so your refutation was completely unnecessary. When it comes to museums, quality is more important than quanity anyway. Where is the Children's Museum in Dallas? The room in Fair Park doesn't count.

The mood expressed in your posts proves my point to a tea. You are quibbling about insignificant items as they relate to quality of life. Both are huge metros with a lot to offer. If you can find something in DFW, you can find it, or something close to it in Houston as well. Now--please don't give me a list of insignificant things you can find in DFW that aren't in Houston--else someone from the Houston board will come over here and make their own list...

Well, if you feel I was picking on you personally, no, I have no intention of doing that. I have received that lying boast from other Houston sources.

I think the lineup of art, science and history museums in DFW versus Houston is a major, significant and meaningful difference. It would be of vital interest to someone who patronizes museums. I think that factual information about these museums belongs in this thread.

Quality? Is quality important? Sure. Well, the quality of DFW museums such as the Kimbell, the FW Modern, the DMA, the Nasher, the Meadows, even the Crow collection, is pretty outstanding, and better than Houston's. The national and international press has affirmed the quality of these museums. And there's another matter... the DFW museums offer a more diverse range of cultures. There are so many more of them in DFW that they can offer a wider range... such as a museum for Asian art, a museum specializing in the MADI school, a museum of Spanish art, a museum with a wide-ranging photography collection (Amon Carter), a museum that specializes in religious art... DFW is way ahead of Houston, and that information belongs in this thread.

In this tough economic times, job prospects are even in either cities. But I'm looking toward Houston because there are a multitude of affordable apartments.

These "affordable apartments" may not be in good areas of town. Be careful before choosing one, as there maybe a good reason they're "affordable." Ask around on the Houston board for specific areas.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceplace

I don't think so. DFW has many more museums

Houston's museum district alone has almost 20 within walking distance of each other. You only named a fraction of them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceplace

The built-up urban pedestrian area on the fringes of downtown Dallas has no equal in Houson... they have no equivalent of the McKinney Avenue urban district,,, the view of main street south of downtown Houston is like vacant lots and scattered one-story buildings, whereas Uptown Dallas is similar to what you would see in the less dense parts of Manhattan.

The view of Main St? What are you doing, making opinions based off google maps or something?

Main St. south of town is a bad example anyway. Midtown or Montrose is a better example of what I think you're trying to compare.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceplace

There's no comparison... Dallas is much more urbane than Houston.

I disagree... I think they're about the same. Saying "Dallas is much so" is kidding yourself a little, or going based off stereotypes/generalizations rather than reality.

I think the lineup of art, science and history museums in DFW versus Houston is a major, significant and meaningful difference. It would be of vital interest to someone who patronizes museums. I think that factual information about these museums belongs in this thread.

I disagree.
And how is your opinion "factual" information?

Houston fast facts (http://www.houstonpavilions.com/office_facts.php - broken link)-Houston is one of only a handful of cities in the United States with standing year-round symphony, opera and ballet.
-Houston has the second largest volume of theatre and performance art space (in terms of square footage) in the United States ranking only behind New York.
-Houston ranks third in the nation in terms of the volume of fine arts museum space.
-The Houston Museum of Natural Science is the fourth most visited museum in the United States, ranking only behind the Smithsonian Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural Science.

Quality? Is quality important? Sure. Well, the quality of DFW museums such as the Kimbell, the FW Modern, the DMA, the Nasher, the Meadows, even the Crow collection, is pretty outstanding, and better than Houston's. The national and international press has affirmed the quality of these museums. And there's another matter... the DFW museums offer a more diverse range of cultures. There are so many more of them in DFW that they can offer a wider range... such as a museum for Asian art, a museum specializing in the MADI school, a museum of Spanish art, a museum with a wide-ranging photography collection (Amon Carter), a museum that specializes in religious art... DFW is way ahead of Houston, and that information belongs in this thread.

Your so-called "official sources" are not objective, not authoritative, and are being paid to attract Houston visitors and seperate them from their money.

Last edited by aceplace; 12-18-2009 at 06:18 PM..

Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.